Eta Carinae B

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Giant
gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 1 million years
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 40,000 K
gptkbp:discovery_year 1843
gptkbp:distance approximately 7,500 light-years
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 7,500 light years
gptkbp:has_companion gptkb:Eta_Carinae_A
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 5 million times that of the Sun
approximately 100,000 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O-type star
O4 V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eta Carinae B
gptkbp:is_associated_with massive star formation
stellar winds
supernova potential
gptkbp:is_considered a companion to Eta Carinae A
a key object in studying massive stars
a significant star in the system
gptkbp:is_expected_to about 5 million years old
gptkbp:is_known_for its brightness
being a companion star
its role in the system dynamics
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Carina_constellation
gptkbp:is_observed_in infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Carina_Nebula
gptkb:Eta_Carinae_system
gptkb:star
stellar nursery
massive star population
massive star binary system
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
optical wavelengths
gptkbp:location gptkb:Carina_constellation
gptkbp:mass approximately 30 solar masses
gptkbp:type gptkb:Giant
gptkbp:type_of O-type star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5